Paid Medical and Family Leave

Below is a compilation of paid family and medical leave research. According to the law, most businesses must provide job-protected leave (up to 12 weeks) each year for employees to care for a newborn, newly adopted child, seriously ill family member or for the worker’s own illness. However, the required job-protected leave is unpaid, which can present a major issue to workers, especially working parents. Included in our research are a fact sheet on the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009, studies on why paid family and medical leave is essential for all workers and for the well-being of children and polling data on support for paid family medical leave, among other facts and analyses.

Summary of Federal Legislation: A summary of different legislative proposals presented to the House and Senate, and their current status. Compiled by the New Hampshire Women’s Lobby and Alliance.

Policy Briefing Series: Paid Family Leave: A brief prepared by Julie Weber of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, explaining paid family leave, and highlighting why it is important. It was published in 2009.*

Bills by Theme: Paid Sick Leave: A legislative summary sheet listing different paid sick leave bills introduced in state legislatures between 2009 and 2010. It was accumulated* by the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, based in Boston College.*